The story
- Old English · derived fromlēah“woodland clearing, glade”
- Old Norse · derived fromkirkja“church”
- English todayKirkley
From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsekirkja all →
Kirk Hammerton
Old Englishlēah all →
lealeighRipleyHadleyBurnleylyeExleyLeybourneOuseleyDinckleyHigh Legh-leighRansleyWinkley
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.